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obama also has a different begin of compromise in. listening to his speech, he was more -- definition of compromise in. listening to his speech, he was more demanding of the republicans. this will get us nowhere as both sides will dig in and come january, 2013 i'll be given the pink slip as the fiscal cliff will impact the department of defense. harold, i'm hoping it doesn't come to that. keep in mind there is a difference between actual negotiations and the public trash talk that both sides are doing now. i'm going to believe they all know what's at stake and will find a way to work it out. work out a way to send me some more e-mail. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. on behalf of the uso we would like to thank all of you for donating to our turkeys for troops holiday food baskets program. we've raised $98,860 including $15,000 checks that just came in from both northrop grumman and dyne corp. international and also want to thank turning point and the washington capitals cheerleading squad. you can still donate online at be with with.
obama also has a different begin of compromise in. listening to his speech, he was more -- definition of compromise in. listening to his speech, he was more demanding of the republicans. this will get us nowhere as both sides will dig in and come january, 2013 i'll be given the pink slip as the fiscal cliff will impact the department of defense. harold, i'm hoping it doesn't come to that. keep in mind there is a difference between actual negotiations and the public trash talk that both sides...
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president obama made his first public comments about the scandal yesterday. >> i have no evidence at this point that classified information was disclosed that in any way would have had negative impact on our national security. >> reporter: it's been revealed f.b.i. agent frederick humphries uncovered the affair after a complaint from tampa socialite jill kelley. today the acting c.i.a. director will be testifying before the house panel and expected to be grilled on the deadly attacks on the consulate in benghazi. so we'll focus on the attacks in benghazi today and tomorrow but when petraeus does testify, we're expected to hear more on the scandal that brought him down. back to you. >> surae chinn live on capitol hill. thank you, surae. >>> in president obama's first news conference since winning reelection last week, he ended up calling republican criticisms of u.n. ambassador susan rice outrageous. the president called out republican senators lindsay graham and john mccain for their comments saying they would block the u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice if she is nomin
president obama made his first public comments about the scandal yesterday. >> i have no evidence at this point that classified information was disclosed that in any way would have had negative impact on our national security. >> reporter: it's been revealed f.b.i. agent frederick humphries uncovered the affair after a complaint from tampa socialite jill kelley. today the acting c.i.a. director will be testifying before the house panel and expected to be grilled on the deadly...
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obama. the president is set to speak at 1:00 from the east room of the white house to talk about quote the action we need to take to keep our economy growing and reduce our deficit. fiscal cliff is a word that we'll hear a lot in the next few days and weeks to come. back to you. >> all right, ko im reporting live from capitol hill. >>> thank you ko. a united airlines flight from denver landed safely in washington, d.c. last night. there are reports that crew had declared an emergency because a passenger began praying in an aisle. a united spokeswoman says the passenger was not following the flight attendant instructions for landing. the plane was escorted by military jets after the crew declared an emergency. >>> hundreds of thousands of people in new york and new jersey are dealing with more power outages. canceled flights and snowy comb as a new storm on the heels of superstorm sandy tested the region's patience. tens of billions of dollars in damage is inflicted on the region and hundreds
obama. the president is set to speak at 1:00 from the east room of the white house to talk about quote the action we need to take to keep our economy growing and reduce our deficit. fiscal cliff is a word that we'll hear a lot in the next few days and weeks to come. back to you. >> all right, ko im reporting live from capitol hill. >>> thank you ko. a united airlines flight from denver landed safely in washington, d.c. last night. there are reports that crew had declared an...
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obama to celebrate instead the president has to go straight to work. he's expected to speak at 1:00 from the east room of the white house to quote talk about the action we need to take to keep our economy growing and reduce our deficit. and andrea and mike, the phase fiscal cliff, we could hear that a lot in the days and weeks to come. live on capitol hill. ko im, 9news now. >> thank you ko. >>> in other news, a bus driver who fell asleep last year on i- 95 near richmond has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. four people were killed and 49 injured when kim ewe chung lost control of the bus in may 2011. they were headed to new york when the dozing driver struck a cable barrier and flipped over. the national transportation safety board says the company was partially at fault because it didn't monitor drivers' rest. sentencing is set for january. >>> d.c. police have arrested an 18-year-old connected to wednesday's robbery of an 81- year-old woman inside her home in northwest d.c.. police say a robber broke into the rear window of this home on mc
obama to celebrate instead the president has to go straight to work. he's expected to speak at 1:00 from the east room of the white house to quote talk about the action we need to take to keep our economy growing and reduce our deficit. and andrea and mike, the phase fiscal cliff, we could hear that a lot in the days and weeks to come. live on capitol hill. ko im, 9news now. >> thank you ko. >>> in other news, a bus driver who fell asleep last year on i- 95 near richmond has been...
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president obama is headed back to washington after a bitter battle to win a second term. he used his victory speech to reach out to the other side. >> in the weeks ahead i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. >> reporter: mitt romney also called for compromise. >> in a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. >> reporter: voters put president obama back in the white house, but they also chose a divided congress recreating the same recipe for gridlock. democrats are hanging onto the senate where majority leader harry reid says he'll work with republicans but won't let them push him around. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's better to work together. everything doesn't have to be a fight. >> reporter: republicans are keeping control of the house and speaker john boehner is standing his ground. >> the american people this week did give us a man date to simply do the simple thing. t
president obama is headed back to washington after a bitter battle to win a second term. he used his victory speech to reach out to the other side. >> in the weeks ahead i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. >> reporter: mitt romney also called for compromise. >> in a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do...
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. >>> at arlington national cemetery, president obama paid tribute to the nation's service members on veterans day. the president says the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknown is intended to remember every service member who was ever worn our nation's uniform. he urged americans to welcome back soldiers who are coming home now. the president also noted this is the first veterans day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> this is what the veterans day parade looked like in new york city this weekend. thousands lined the trees of manhattan for the parade cheering and waving flags. volunteers also collected winter coats for those in need nearly two weeks after super storm sandy hit the area. a reminder today the federal government is closed and there's no mail delivery except for express mail. >>> we had a warm weekend. looks like a cold front is going to change things in the very near future. howard will have more on your weather first right after this. >>> it's 6:42 and 50 degrees. welcome back. monika here with your timesaver traffic and of course it's veterans
. >>> at arlington national cemetery, president obama paid tribute to the nation's service members on veterans day. the president says the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknown is intended to remember every service member who was ever worn our nation's uniform. he urged americans to welcome back soldiers who are coming home now. the president also noted this is the first veterans day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> this is what the veterans day...
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. >>> president barack obama just got a surprise endorsement from new york city mayor michael bloomberg. bloomberg is an independence, hiss endorsement online cited sandy to highlight the president's stance on climate change but he said he was disappointed in what he said were numerous policy reversals by governor mitt romney. both campaigns are visiting the battleground state of virginia through the weekend. >>> okay, 6:49. time to answer if question of day. -- the question of the day. here's the question one more time -- >> here's a look at a response you posted on the wusa9 facebook fan page. kim thinks the answer is -- >> but again, you have to remember the percentage. it's only 45%. i would argue that personalitiage is probably higher and that the answer is indeed c., sneezing. 45 president of us get in an accident -- 45% of us get in an accident because we were sneezing. >> who knew? >> when you needs you have to close your eyes. >>> we've got some daily deals for you lined up. we've been combing through the day's daily deals emails and retailer websites to find you some deep disc
. >>> president barack obama just got a surprise endorsement from new york city mayor michael bloomberg. bloomberg is an independence, hiss endorsement online cited sandy to highlight the president's stance on climate change but he said he was disappointed in what he said were numerous policy reversals by governor mitt romney. both campaigns are visiting the battleground state of virginia through the weekend. >>> okay, 6:49. time to answer if question of day. -- the question...
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. >>> president obama will be pretty busy looking for new personnel in his cabinet. he now has the task of looking for a new c.i.a. director and needs to nominate a new secretary of state candidate because hillary clinton has confirmed she will leave the post. cbs news has learned the leading candidate to replace her u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice. white house sources say rice has performed well on iran and north korea, but she has been criticized over the comments she made after the attack in benghazi and may face tough republican opposition. >>> nancy pelosi asked female democrats in the house including incoming freshmen to join her at a news conference. she became the first woman ever to lead a party caucus on capitol hill. after the mid-term election, she became the first ever female speaker of the house. >>> a teen already behind bars accused of murder is now facing another charge. 17-year-old joshua mebane is accused of killing teresa bass and critically injuring her husband jerry if waldorf last -- in waldorf last month. the couple was out wa
. >>> president obama will be pretty busy looking for new personnel in his cabinet. he now has the task of looking for a new c.i.a. director and needs to nominate a new secretary of state candidate because hillary clinton has confirmed she will leave the post. cbs news has learned the leading candidate to replace her u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice. white house sources say rice has performed well on iran and north korea, but she has been criticized over the comments...
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polls show that president obama r romney are in a tight race. ultimately, voters in a few key states will have the final say on who wins the white house. florida is one of tho important battleground states. tom is in miami with more. tom. >> tom: susie, florida is the biggest swing state ize with the most electoral votes up for grabs.iz the economy, healthcare and immigration all are on display here with florida's diverse and growing population. voters in south florida today packed their umbrellas for the hot sun, and tience in some precincts. it's been a tight race in the sunshine state. compared to four years ago, it was a harder time deciding whom to vote for, for her. >> thisti time it came to the nitty gritty, they were fighting about real things, jobs, health car and i think they bo c have very good points. >> reporter: for her the decision came down to health medical insurance coverage, supporting president ama's effort to reform the industry. but natalie felt differently. >> there's a lot of changes in health care that really are not goi
polls show that president obama r romney are in a tight race. ultimately, voters in a few key states will have the final say on who wins the white house. florida is one of tho important battleground states. tom is in miami with more. tom. >> tom: susie, florida is the biggest swing state ize with the most electoral votes up for grabs.iz the economy, healthcare and immigration all are on display here with florida's diverse and growing population. voters in south florida today packed their...
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but why obama said that, i don't know. it's an interesting strategy on his part. >> all right, jonathan thank you for your analysis, jonathan strong with rollcall.com. >>> hurt is up next with the forecast -- howard is up next with the forecast so stick with us. >> out on the weather terrace, chilly out here. just a little chance for rain or snow this afternoon. we look at temperatures though going to break. look at them still in the low 40s out there to 44 here in d.c.. a warmer weekend ahead. that's coming up when 9news now at noon returns. >>> tuesday governments are on a collision course with the federal government today after legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. the historic votes came in washington state and colorado last night. in washington state the vote means anyone over 21 may legally possess an ounce of marijuana starting december 6th. >> this is the beginning of taking apart prohibition one state at a time. that's how they did it 80 years ago against alcohol and that's how we're going to do it now aga
but why obama said that, i don't know. it's an interesting strategy on his part. >> all right, jonathan thank you for your analysis, jonathan strong with rollcall.com. >>> hurt is up next with the forecast -- howard is up next with the forecast so stick with us. >> out on the weather terrace, chilly out here. just a little chance for rain or snow this afternoon. we look at temperatures though going to break. look at them still in the low 40s out there to 44 here in d.c.. a...
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that's the dynamic president obama will face when he meets with leaders friday. in washington. >> the president also answered questions about climate change and the terror attack in libya. >>> as for the patraeus scandal, members of the house intelligence committee met behind closed doors today with the head of the fbi and acting cia director. we're hearing tonight patraeus will testify on capitol hill tomorrow about the terrorist attack in benghazi. >> hoping to keep her job as the house democratic leader. still in minority but the job is her fz she wants it. >>> also learned today that censor elect plans to caucus with the democrats in january. the independent will take retiring republican center's seat. ends months of speculation about which party he would align himself and gives democrats a 55 -45 seat edge. >>> what we don't know is who will if i am arizona's seat. that was the seat held by gabby giffords. the ballots are still being counted and the lead seems to change everyday. her hand picked replacement is neck and neck with marsha mcsally. showed could
that's the dynamic president obama will face when he meets with leaders friday. in washington. >> the president also answered questions about climate change and the terror attack in libya. >>> as for the patraeus scandal, members of the house intelligence committee met behind closed doors today with the head of the fbi and acting cia director. we're hearing tonight patraeus will testify on capitol hill tomorrow about the terrorist attack in benghazi. >> hoping to keep her...
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obama discussing decriminalizing marijuana on our website, wusa9.com. >>> a tragic ending to a parade honoring wounded veterans. four people are dead, 17 injured after a train hit their float. this was the seen in midland texas a few hours ago. the vets were on their way to a bank wet when they were hit by a -- banquet when they were hit by a train. >>> tomorrow former cia director david petraeus will appear on capitol hill. this will be his first public appearance since he resigned last week. pethokoukis will be meeting with lawmakers behind closed doors and discussing that attack on the u.s. consulate inbenghazi. earlier today members of the president's national security team answered lawmakers' questions. congress now trying to piece together what happened before, during, and after the attack which killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. >>> and tomorrow president obama welcomes congressional leaders to the white house where they will be discussing that fiscal cliff and trying to figure out some sort of deal. if they can't make it happen on january 1st the bush e
obama discussing decriminalizing marijuana on our website, wusa9.com. >>> a tragic ending to a parade honoring wounded veterans. four people are dead, 17 injured after a train hit their float. this was the seen in midland texas a few hours ago. the vets were on their way to a bank wet when they were hit by a -- banquet when they were hit by a train. >>> tomorrow former cia director david petraeus will appear on capitol hill. this will be his first public appearance since he...
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president obama accepted the -- he said he witches them the very best at this time. patraeus, a military phd changed the war in iraq and afghanistan. >> he's enormously important. >> reporter: usa military writer and author of the iraq book "a chance in hell" jim michael. >> he was foundering around in the early years of these wars, and he really helped set the strategy and the direction of the u.s. military in both those wars. >> reporter: presidents learned to trust his judgment and he lobbied for that cia director's job. >> i wanted this job. this is something that was not a month or two or three in the making. >> reporter: 14 months ago he got it being sworn in with his wife by his side. his deputy michael morell has been acting director of the cia. it's morell who will testify against congress next week on cia performance on libya where a raid killed three americans in september. used to having his every command followed during his days in the military, patraeus had a different culture among career officers. office erred trained not to carry out -- officers trai
president obama accepted the -- he said he witches them the very best at this time. patraeus, a military phd changed the war in iraq and afghanistan. >> he's enormously important. >> reporter: usa military writer and author of the iraq book "a chance in hell" jim michael. >> he was foundering around in the early years of these wars, and he really helped set the strategy and the direction of the u.s. military in both those wars. >> reporter: presidents learned...
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versus 45% for barack obama. and women favored president obama 55% to 43%. about the same split that we saw about four years ago. now if you want to know more about the election results from contests nationwide, to elections in your own backyard, you can check us out at wusa9.com. you're going to find all there right on our website. i'll send it back to you mike. >>> president obama has now run his last political race and he will get another four years in the white house. so, what happens now? a lot of the things are still the same as they were yesterday. author charles san tang low was the white house aide under presidents clinton and bush and president obama. glad to have you back. you have a book. what happens now? the balance of power remains the same. one of the things president obama is noted as saying years ago elections have consequences. and that started a rift between republicans and democrats. can we move forward. is there a possibility bipartisanship? >> there has to be, we have tremendous challenges with the fiscal cliff coming up. the national
versus 45% for barack obama. and women favored president obama 55% to 43%. about the same split that we saw about four years ago. now if you want to know more about the election results from contests nationwide, to elections in your own backyard, you can check us out at wusa9.com. you're going to find all there right on our website. i'll send it back to you mike. >>> president obama has now run his last political race and he will get another four years in the white house. so, what...
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president obama has been re- elected. the president crossed the electoral college threshold of 270 when he picked up the state of ohio. >> just as everyone said ohio was the place where it was going to change. the president thanked supporters and said he won the election with a lot of their help. bigad shaban has more. >> reporter: the president's family joined him on stage to celebrate four more yores in the white house. -- years in the white house. [ people chanting ] >> you voted for action. not politics as usual. [ cheering and applause ] you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. >> reporter: the president won almost all the ballottable ground states. >> whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you've made me a better president. >> reporter: governor romney congratulated the president. the republican collager says he -- challenger says he gave everything he had to the campaign. >> the nation chose another leader. and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for
president obama has been re- elected. the president crossed the electoral college threshold of 270 when he picked up the state of ohio. >> just as everyone said ohio was the place where it was going to change. the president thanked supporters and said he won the election with a lot of their help. bigad shaban has more. >> reporter: the president's family joined him on stage to celebrate four more yores in the white house. -- years in the white house. [ people chanting ] >> you...
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this is barack obama bash and everybody here voted democratic for barack obama. they're expecting another big party tonight. we'll find out win or lose. this is the place to be in the district. turnout here is incredibly high this evening. if you're at the polling places right now, you'll be able to vote. they'll set up voting personnel. if you set up in front of the voting, it will be after 8:00. 14th and bee street northwest. they expect to be celebrating another win for barack obama. we'll see.
this is barack obama bash and everybody here voted democratic for barack obama. they're expecting another big party tonight. we'll find out win or lose. this is the place to be in the district. turnout here is incredibly high this evening. if you're at the polling places right now, you'll be able to vote. they'll set up voting personnel. if you set up in front of the voting, it will be after 8:00. 14th and bee street northwest. they expect to be celebrating another win for barack obama. we'll...
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is he president obama on first reference and then mr. obama after that and we give similar respect to every president. we also respect your opinion and your ideas. the address here? mailbag@wusa9.com. well, that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman and topper shutt and don't forget we've got one of russ ptacek's food investigations tonight. you don't want to miss it. log on any time at www.wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. ♪ "e.t." >>> um, i got my results back and they were not good. >>> "dancing with the stars'" co-host brooke burke charvet is battling cancer. how serious is the diagnosis? >> i'm going to have a nice, big scar right here across my neck. >> "e.t." with the first reactions from her dancing family. >> my heart goes out to her. i know that she's going be fine. she's a strong girl. >>> the stage mom under fire. new video of the troubled teen. and what the court documents reveal. >>> then -- >> justin bieber and the victoria's secret angels bring storm relief to new york cit
is he president obama on first reference and then mr. obama after that and we give similar respect to every president. we also respect your opinion and your ideas. the address here? mailbag@wusa9.com. well, that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman and topper shutt and don't forget we've got one of russ ptacek's food investigations tonight. you don't want to miss it. log on any time at www.wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. ♪ "e.t."...
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now not so much. >> as we said, president obama also addressed the impending fiscal cliff. the president said the economy cannot afford a tax increase on all-americans and called on republicans to support an extension of existing tax rates for householding earning $250,000 or less. >> there are two pathways available. option one, if congress fails to act by the end of this year, everybody's taxes will automatically go up, including the 98% of americans that make less than $250,000 a year. and the 98% of small businesses who earn than less than $250,000 a year. that doesn't make sense. >> the president said the nation's top priority right now has to be jobs and continued growth. and while he says he's open to compromise and new ideas, the president said he will not accept lowering tax rates for the wealthiest americans. >> there was a bizarre and frightening shooting at a wal-mart in maryland. the cops have some unusual clues they are working on even as we speak. >> reporter: this store's overnight shift manager was brought out into this parking lot after a robbery at 4:30 i
now not so much. >> as we said, president obama also addressed the impending fiscal cliff. the president said the economy cannot afford a tax increase on all-americans and called on republicans to support an extension of existing tax rates for householding earning $250,000 or less. >> there are two pathways available. option one, if congress fails to act by the end of this year, everybody's taxes will automatically go up, including the 98% of americans that make less than $250,000 a...
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she's for obama. catholic family. so much distention in the family, won't even go on camera. >> city's unemployment rate is well above the national average. state hood was never a possibility under obama. but in these parts, the president gets high marks in healthcare, education, supreme court appointments. ending two wars. women's issues and same sex marriage. and the pride he brings to african americans. win or lose tomorrow night, his place in history is set. >> democrats out number republicans by 10 to 1 margin in the district. president obama is expected to win dc and maryland. virginia, of course is one of those key swing states that both campaigns are trying to win. >> more than 52,000 dc residents have voted for the president. that is more than 10% of the city's registered voters. at least 30 million people in 24 states voted early in the election. but no votes will be counted until tomorrow. joining us now to preview the election is don kettle. the dean of the school of public policy at the university of mary
she's for obama. catholic family. so much distention in the family, won't even go on camera. >> city's unemployment rate is well above the national average. state hood was never a possibility under obama. but in these parts, the president gets high marks in healthcare, education, supreme court appointments. ending two wars. women's issues and same sex marriage. and the pride he brings to african americans. win or lose tomorrow night, his place in history is set. >> democrats out...
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day. >>> you hope president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together. to solve big problems. he hasn't. i will. >>> we know what change looks like. and what he's selling ain't it. >>> after sandy, more than a million people are still without power this morning while temperatures drop and a new storm threatens the east coast. >>> animal attack. a tragedy at a pittsburgh zoo when a young boy is mauled to death by a pack of wild dogs. >> the mother and dad crying carrying their kids and running and it's just crazy. >> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, november 5, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. it is the final day of a campaign that has lasted more than a year and after all those speeches, tv ads, door knocking and fundraising, tomorrow's presidential election is so close it will be won or lost in a few swing states. a "usa today" gallup poll of 12 battleground states finds the race to be a dead heat. today president obama and mitt romney are off on an intense final day blitz of those critical day states. susan mcgi
day. >>> you hope president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together. to solve big problems. he hasn't. i will. >>> we know what change looks like. and what he's selling ain't it. >>> after sandy, more than a million people are still without power this morning while temperatures drop and a new storm threatens the east coast. >>> animal attack. a tragedy at a pittsburgh zoo when a young boy is mauled to death by a pack of wild dogs. >>...
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president obama has 274. that is it. it is done. this is the scene in chicago at the president's victory rally. as you can see, quite a large crowd, quite an enthusiastic crowd, having just gotten the news that the president has been elected to another four year term. bob schaffer. >> president obama, despite the state of the economy, has become the first president re- elected since fdr with an unemployment rate this high. >> it's a remarkable victory, and i must say it is a tribute to the strategists on president obama's campaign team. while mitt romney mitt was talking about how he was the expert on the economy, they said every hour we're not talking about the economy and jobs is an hour lost. while they were doing that, the abam ma team was going into the battleground states and defining mitt romney in their own terms. and their terms were this guy is not somebody who's going to fix the economy. this guy is just trying to keep taxes low for his rich friends and that is what did it. >> as we watched the president's campaign rally
president obama has 274. that is it. it is done. this is the scene in chicago at the president's victory rally. as you can see, quite a large crowd, quite an enthusiastic crowd, having just gotten the news that the president has been elected to another four year term. bob schaffer. >> president obama, despite the state of the economy, has become the first president re- elected since fdr with an unemployment rate this high. >> it's a remarkable victory, and i must say it is a tribute...
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obama's got it. >> reporter: mitt romney said he would pray for president obama hoping he would do right for the country. outside the white house, ken molestina, 9news now. >> well, interesting and the president has said he wants to meet with mitt romney to talk about going forward. we'll see what comes of that. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> hopefully you got a lot of sleep. i'm mike hydeck. good morning. thank you for joining us. hey monika. >> the roads are light and i guess they are getting some sleep. >> that's good and we have weather coming our way. >> yeah we do, wet streets here later on and even if we see some snow flakes here this afternoon in the evening i
obama's got it. >> reporter: mitt romney said he would pray for president obama hoping he would do right for the country. outside the white house, ken molestina, 9news now. >> well, interesting and the president has said he wants to meet with mitt romney to talk about going forward. we'll see what comes of that. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> hopefully you got a lot of sleep. i'm mike hydeck. good morning. thank you for...
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the second obama wins, reed sends out a note to colleagues, gee, why don't we work together? there is an easy test. mitch mcconnell can sit down with reed and in 10 minutes reach an agreement how the senate will work in a bipartisan way or figure out it is all baloney and he will remain a bitter partisan. reed has to be a part of this deal also. and i look forward to that. i mean i do think the problem we face, the problems are so large, that is irresponsible for the two governing parties to just start out by saying let's have four years of gridlock. they should at least try to find, is there a common ground, which is compatible with the values of both republicans and democrats, and that at least moves the ball forward 50%, even if neither side gets 100% of what they want. >> let's talk about books now. you guys both have books out. i love your book, ms. gingrich, i read it earlier, cover to cover, i have little kids. talk about why you wanted to reach out for the history of america, and specifically the colonies. i have a 2-year-old and 6-year- old. it is perfect for them. >
the second obama wins, reed sends out a note to colleagues, gee, why don't we work together? there is an easy test. mitch mcconnell can sit down with reed and in 10 minutes reach an agreement how the senate will work in a bipartisan way or figure out it is all baloney and he will remain a bitter partisan. reed has to be a part of this deal also. and i look forward to that. i mean i do think the problem we face, the problems are so large, that is irresponsible for the two governing parties to...
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obama won re-election. the dow lost 185 points on wednesday. it's down 430 points since election day. nancy cordes reports on the looming high budget battle. >> step number one we can take in the next couple of weeks provide certainty to middle class families, 98% of families who make less than $250,000 a year, 97% of small businesses that their taxes will not go up a single dime next year. give them that certainty right now. >> reporter: but john boehner has ball clubbed at that idea. it would take away his party's leverage in calf issues. >> there's a lot of issues on the table that need to be resolved. i laid out a reasonable framework where both parties can work together and i'm looking forward to meet at the white house on friday and begin that conversation. >> reporter: boehner and other top republicans have proposed eliminating deductions and loopholes that benefit the wealthy instead of raising their tax rates. >> we're not going to hurt our economy and make job creation more difficult, which is exactly what that plan would do. >> repor
obama won re-election. the dow lost 185 points on wednesday. it's down 430 points since election day. nancy cordes reports on the looming high budget battle. >> step number one we can take in the next couple of weeks provide certainty to middle class families, 98% of families who make less than $250,000 a year, 97% of small businesses that their taxes will not go up a single dime next year. give them that certainty right now. >> reporter: but john boehner has ball clubbed at that...
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>> reporter: both men know where they need to be and a new cbs analysis shows obama at 255 electoral votes solid or leaning towards him. 205 electoral votes followed or leaning towards governor romney. 270 electoral votes wins it. so they are campaigning in the same places. >> there are eight battleground states out there that either of these candidates could win. it will come down to who gets their voters to the polls. all about turnout as this race is in absolute dead heat. >> reporter: neither said much new on friday, reacting to the new unemployment report, up .1% with 171,000 new jobs created in october. >> unemployment is higher than when he took office. >> the company has hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> reporter: but sometimes this evening, they sounded alike. >> god bless you, god bless the united states of america. >> god bless you. god bless america! >> god bless america adds to something unexpected like hanging chads. this is over in four days. anita? >> don't jinx us, gary. tuesday's weather could play a role in voter turnout. h
>> reporter: both men know where they need to be and a new cbs analysis shows obama at 255 electoral votes solid or leaning towards him. 205 electoral votes followed or leaning towards governor romney. 270 electoral votes wins it. so they are campaigning in the same places. >> there are eight battleground states out there that either of these candidates could win. it will come down to who gets their voters to the polls. all about turnout as this race is in absolute dead heat....
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president obama will be meeting with congressional leaders today to talk about how they are going to address the upcoming fiscal cliff. now the president is publicly saying he wants higher taxes on the richest americans. republicans say closing tax loopholes could do the trick. if we don't meet in the middle we could go back into a recession economists say. it's a long list of spending cuts and tax increases which will take effect in january if they do nothing. >>> a student accused of murdering her roommate has been found not on all charges. >> after three days of testimony, jurors sided with alexis simpson and her defense team which argued that dominique frazier's killing was a result of self-defense and not of murder. >> we never doubt it because we know our friend. >> truth prevailed through all of it. that's all i can say. >> reporter: friends and family rejoiced as they left a prince george's county courtroom in upper marlboro. it took the jury about three hours to return with a not guilty verdict on all seven counts simpson was facing. >> thank you god. >> reporter: simpson ga
president obama will be meeting with congressional leaders today to talk about how they are going to address the upcoming fiscal cliff. now the president is publicly saying he wants higher taxes on the richest americans. republicans say closing tax loopholes could do the trick. if we don't meet in the middle we could go back into a recession economists say. it's a long list of spending cuts and tax increases which will take effect in january if they do nothing. >>> a student accused of...
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. >>> president obama will travel to three swing states today before heading to chicago for election day. >>> governor mitt romney will stop in virginia, florida and new hampshire before returning to boston. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: president obama did a little dance in cincinnati where stevie wonder induced him. -- introduced him. also at ohio, mitt romney talked about the president's chances of winning. >> it is possible, but not likely. >> reporter: the candidates have been burning up jet fuel crisscrossing the country. sunday president obama was in new hampshire, florida, ohio and colorado. >> i know a bunch of you have voted. but if you haven't, there is still time. >> reporter: today he will hit florida, colorado and ohio before heading home for election day. mitt romney's battleground sunday included ohio, iowa, and pennsylvania. today he will visit florida, ohio, virginia and new hampshire. >> you are tired of being tired. not justton but all the time. >> both candidates saw huge crowds at their rallies this weekend. and both realize at this point it is all abou
. >>> president obama will travel to three swing states today before heading to chicago for election day. >>> governor mitt romney will stop in virginia, florida and new hampshire before returning to boston. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: president obama did a little dance in cincinnati where stevie wonder induced him. -- introduced him. also at ohio, mitt romney talked about the president's chances of winning. >> it is possible, but not likely. >>...
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that rally helped energize the students for obama movement nationwide and helped obama win virginia. but now fast forward to just yesterday when mitt romney was the rock star on this very same campus. 5,000 people came to hear him in the basketball arena with several thousand people listening to him from the outside. tonight the obama campaign says it owns the numbers of young voters, the romney campaign says it owns young voters' enthusiasm. and the extent to which young voters will either stay in or quit the obama coalition, scott, that could be decisive tonight in this razor-thin fight for battleground virginia. >> pelley: wyatt, thank you. now, the biggest of the swing states is florida with 29 electoral votes and we have elaine quijano there tonight. elaine? >> reporter: good evening, scott. we're at a viewing party on the campus of the university of south florida in tampa. this is part of the i-4 corridor, an area that is evenly split between republicans and democrats. but it is also home to a large number of independent voters. this county, hillsboro county, is a significant b
that rally helped energize the students for obama movement nationwide and helped obama win virginia. but now fast forward to just yesterday when mitt romney was the rock star on this very same campus. 5,000 people came to hear him in the basketball arena with several thousand people listening to him from the outside. tonight the obama campaign says it owns the numbers of young voters, the romney campaign says it owns young voters' enthusiasm. and the extent to which young voters will either...
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but first, since office, the obama administration has made reforming how -- a top priority, and so far, experts say, those efforts have helped save billions of dollars a year. still, in unveiling the budget plans earlier this year can the pentagon said that it would have to save a whopping $60 billion from efficiencies, if it's to afford the key priorities in an era of declining resources what has the pentagon done so far? and how do you ring efficiency from an organize as diverse and far flunk as the defendant department? joining us is david wennergren, the department's assistant deputy chief management officer. sir, welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> so your office was created co help drive the efficiencies across the department. and the goal is to save $60 billion overall. how do you do that? is it by making minor changes to just about everything, for example, legacy programs? is it through sweeping major reforms? is it eliminating work? what is the strategic approach you guys are taking to save money? >> it takes a little bit of all those things. it's a big organization, 3.5
but first, since office, the obama administration has made reforming how -- a top priority, and so far, experts say, those efforts have helped save billions of dollars a year. still, in unveiling the budget plans earlier this year can the pentagon said that it would have to save a whopping $60 billion from efficiencies, if it's to afford the key priorities in an era of declining resources what has the pentagon done so far? and how do you ring efficiency from an organize as diverse and far flunk...
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president obama is asking a full were of regional leaders to help in the violence there. >>> turning elsewhere a graduate of sherwood high school is dead tonight. 18-year-old elijawan griffin was out with friends. early this morning he and a friend were robbed by a group of young people. the victims pursued the suspect so the woodly park metro station, police say there was a fight in which griffin was stabbed to death. >> originally the victim of a robbery in the area of 18th and columbia road, he and his associates encountered the subject who robbed him at the woodly park metro and an altercation ensued which lead to the stabbing and the assault. >> 17 year old male has been charged with second degree murder while armed, eight others have been charged with aggravated assault. he was a may graduate of sherwood high, a member of the football team. ken molestina reports his friends and neighbors were shaken by this. >> reporter: the reality of his death is too much to bear for those who knew him. >> we just seen him. we just saw him i'm at a loss of words. >> the 18-year-old was very p
president obama is asking a full were of regional leaders to help in the violence there. >>> turning elsewhere a graduate of sherwood high school is dead tonight. 18-year-old elijawan griffin was out with friends. early this morning he and a friend were robbed by a group of young people. the victims pursued the suspect so the woodly park metro station, police say there was a fight in which griffin was stabbed to death. >> originally the victim of a robbery in the area of 18th and...
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both president obama and mitt romney are counting on a big election day turnout. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> states affected by superstorm sandy are struggling to make sure all their residents get a chance to vote. new york has assigned 143,000 people to new polling places. new jersey is allowing voters to e-mail and faction ballots. -- and fax ballots. and the national guard is setting up mobile voting booths in disaster areas. >>> it turns out more than 5 2,000 residents in dc voted early for this election. that is more than 10% of the district's registered voters. and it is more than double the number of early voters in the september 2010 primary. >>> wusa is appealing a fcc decision, requiring this station to let pro and the life independent candidate randall terry buy commercial time. fcc rules require stations to give reasonable access to the ads of candidates for federal office. terry is on the presidential ballot in west virginia, but not in maryland, virginia or the district. in its brief to the fcc, wusa art its signal does not re
both president obama and mitt romney are counting on a big election day turnout. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> states affected by superstorm sandy are struggling to make sure all their residents get a chance to vote. new york has assigned 143,000 people to new polling places. new jersey is allowing voters to e-mail and faction ballots. -- and fax ballots. and the national guard is setting up mobile voting booths in disaster areas. >>> it turns out more...
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president obama came out on top here by 53% to 43%. and more than half of the voters we talked to said they saw mitt romney's policies as favoring the rich. only about a third said they favored the middle-class. governor romney campaigned as a business leader who could create jobs and fix the economy. but when we asked who'd do a better job of handling the economy, romney ended up with only about a one-point advantage here, 49% to 48%. so the president effectively neutralized the economy issue which had been thought to be so dangerous for him. scott? >> pelley: anthony, thanks very much. as nancy cordes was just telling us, we're about seven weeks from those automatic tax increases and budget cuts that are due to kick in automatically. congress design the so-called fiscal cliff to be so painful that it would force a compromise between the white house and capitol hill. but the voters have returned the same politicians wh politicianst reach a deal last time. here's wyatt andrews. >> just weeks away from now loom it is so-called fiscal cl
president obama came out on top here by 53% to 43%. and more than half of the voters we talked to said they saw mitt romney's policies as favoring the rich. only about a third said they favored the middle-class. governor romney campaigned as a business leader who could create jobs and fix the economy. but when we asked who'd do a better job of handling the economy, romney ended up with only about a one-point advantage here, 49% to 48%. so the president effectively neutralized the economy issue...
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president obama faces the first challenge after his re-election avoiding a fiscal crisis that could trigger a new recession. frustration builds in the northeast as thousands remain cold and in the dark after two powerful and damaging storms. >> this happened again so soon. feel very frustrating and anxious. >> members of the elite team six are reprimanded for allegedly revealing classified information. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, of november 9th, 2012. good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. we begin in washington. there is a new sense of urgency to avert a looming fiscal crisis. it's the so-called fiscal cliff a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to kick in next year. both democrats and republicans are talking compromise but we have heard this all before. and in the just released report from the nonpartisan congressional budget office predicts dire consequences unless it's resolved. tokyo's nikkei and hong kong hang seng were down 1% and wall street investors are selling. the dow jones industrials were down 434 points the last two days. to
president obama faces the first challenge after his re-election avoiding a fiscal crisis that could trigger a new recession. frustration builds in the northeast as thousands remain cold and in the dark after two powerful and damaging storms. >> this happened again so soon. feel very frustrating and anxious. >> members of the elite team six are reprimanded for allegedly revealing classified information. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, of november...
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president obama has fought his way back to victory. the president and his supporters gathered in chicago to celebrate. >> democrat tim kaine bate allen in the u.s. senate race in virginia. kaine will replace jibben who was retiring. >> and one final look at those maryland ballot issues. gay marriage passed by 52% to 48%. the dream act ballot passed 59% to 41%. question 7 also passed 52% to 48%. this question allows for a casino in prince george's county and table games in five other gambling venues. >> our time is 6:54. >> one more weather and traffic check when we come back. keep it here. >>> hey, we're looking at a cold day today. we've got some rain showers already south and east of town. a cold rain that's going to change? nix with some wet snow later on. shouldn't really be any issues here in town with warm surfaces. but north and east of us could see some accumulations baltimore north and east especially. cold tonight mid 30s and any mix end and tomorrow 51 and much warmer by the weekend. monika? >>> a late night. and people are
president obama has fought his way back to victory. the president and his supporters gathered in chicago to celebrate. >> democrat tim kaine bate allen in the u.s. senate race in virginia. kaine will replace jibben who was retiring. >> and one final look at those maryland ballot issues. gay marriage passed by 52% to 48%. the dream act ballot passed 59% to 41%. question 7 also passed 52% to 48%. this question allows for a casino in prince george's county and table games in five other...
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president obama visits one of new york city's neighborhoods hardest hit by hurricane sandy. >> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, november 16, 2012. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm duarte geraldino. this morning israel offered to temporary stop its offensive at the gaza strip with rocket fire. israel said it would hold fire during the egyptian prime minister visit as long as hamas held its fire. the president isisiting to show solidarity with hamas. shortly after the prime minister militants fired rockets into israel. violence between israelis and palestinians intensified this week with both sides firing rockets across the border with israel. the israeli military kept up its offensive overnight and into the morning. an air strike hit the ministry building. israel struck at suspected hamas sites. palestinian health officials said 19 people have been killed in gaza since the israeli offensive began. the conflict could escalate even further israeli troops and tanks amassed at the border. >> i hope had a mazz and other terrorist organizations in gaza got the message. if
president obama visits one of new york city's neighborhoods hardest hit by hurricane sandy. >> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, november 16, 2012. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm duarte geraldino. this morning israel offered to temporary stop its offensive at the gaza strip with rocket fire. israel said it would hold fire during the egyptian prime minister visit as long as hamas held its fire. the president isisiting to show solidarity with hamas....
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stay with us. >>> president barack obama is on his way to southeast asia tonight. he's scheduled to arrive in bangkok on sunday. earlier today, he urged congress in his weekly address to aprove legislation insuring taxes do not go up on 98% of americans at the end of the year. >> we face a very clear deadline that requires us to make some big decisions on jobs and taxes, on investments, and deficits. both parties voted to set this deadline and i believe both parties can work together to make these decisions in a balanced and responsible way. >> in the republican response, senator kelly says in the effort to address the crisis without entitlement reform cannot be taken seriously. >>> tonight federal investigators say a parade float tried to cross railroad tracks seconds after railroad crossing warning signals were activated. four veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars were killed, 16 others were injured thursday when a freight train slammed into the float in midland, texas. the national transportation safety board member says the signals had been activated seven
stay with us. >>> president barack obama is on his way to southeast asia tonight. he's scheduled to arrive in bangkok on sunday. earlier today, he urged congress in his weekly address to aprove legislation insuring taxes do not go up on 98% of americans at the end of the year. >> we face a very clear deadline that requires us to make some big decisions on jobs and taxes, on investments, and deficits. both parties voted to set this deadline and i believe both parties can work...
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. >> reporter: the news about allen which the national security council spokesman says president obama learned about the same day petraeus resigned has put amen's nomination to be nato supreme allied commander on hold. allen denies any wrongdoing and remains on duty in afghanistan. >> president has great confidence in the military. great confidence in his commanders. and we'll continue to have that confidence. >> reporter: a defense official tells cnn there's a distinct possibility the defense department investigation into allen is connected to the petraeus fbi investigation. fbi agents removed property from broadwell's north carolina home on monday. >> she's cooperating which is a good idea. the question are these classified documents? >> reporter: the answer may show the national security was threatened by personal choices. in washington, emily schmidt, 9news now. >> now one u.s. official is telling emily schmidt there doesn't appear to be anything criminal in the e-mails between general allen and jill kelley. that person says kelley also did a lot of work with programs like wounded
. >> reporter: the news about allen which the national security council spokesman says president obama learned about the same day petraeus resigned has put amen's nomination to be nato supreme allied commander on hold. allen denies any wrongdoing and remains on duty in afghanistan. >> president has great confidence in the military. great confidence in his commanders. and we'll continue to have that confidence. >> reporter: a defense official tells cnn there's a distinct...
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who's best for federal workers, obama or romney? obama or romney? their jobs and careers could be affected by who occupies the white house for the next four years, what time you sir, who's better? >> patch act, i can't speak to that. >> what about you? obama or romney? >> i would say from a military's perspective. i'm a spouse, michelle obama has done great things for military families. >> reporter: romney has promised to reduce the federal work force by 10%, cutting two jobs for every one that's filled. who's better romney or obama for fedel workers? >> it's a question contains a logical fallacy. i'm not going to answer that. >> i'd have to say obama might be the better. >> reporter: because? >> it seems romney might want to slash some jobs and cut unnecessary spending. >> reporter: romney would eliminate some departments and cap government spending at 20% without cutting defense spending. >> i disagree with that. he's going to take a beat ax and not think about it. >> romney wants to lay us off and obama just froze our salaries so i guess between
who's best for federal workers, obama or romney? obama or romney? their jobs and careers could be affected by who occupies the white house for the next four years, what time you sir, who's better? >> patch act, i can't speak to that. >> what about you? obama or romney? >> i would say from a military's perspective. i'm a spouse, michelle obama has done great things for military families. >> reporter: romney has promised to reduce the federal work force by 10%, cutting two...
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president obama will be watching from chicago. polls in virginia have been open for about half an hour now and voting in maryland and d.c. is set to begin shortly at 7:00 a.m. >> battleground virginia will prove to be crucial for candidates with 13 electoral votes up for grabs as well as a highly contested race for a u.s. senate seat. melanie alnwick is live with the latest now. good morning. >> good morning. things have certainly been picking up not only here at the polling place in langley, virginia at langley high school but also at precincts around the state as people try to get in their votes before they head off this morning. we understand that senate candidate george allen has showed up also at his polling place in mount vernon and that he is in a line of about 200 people. they are not getting any special treatment there. he will have to wait until everybody el goes through in order to cast his vote presumably for himself and here inside langley high school, there is probably about 100 sore people waiting in line and soon w
president obama will be watching from chicago. polls in virginia have been open for about half an hour now and voting in maryland and d.c. is set to begin shortly at 7:00 a.m. >> battleground virginia will prove to be crucial for candidates with 13 electoral votes up for grabs as well as a highly contested race for a u.s. senate seat. melanie alnwick is live with the latest now. good morning. >> good morning. things have certainly been picking up not only here at the polling place...
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. >>> out on the campaign trail, president barack obama out on the stumps today after taking some time off dealing with super storm sandy. the president wasted no time in confronting mitt romney's twist on bringing change to washington. >> he's saying he's the candidate for change. let me tell you, wisconsin, we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering, sure ain't change. >> mitt romney is concentrating on virginia today as he was toning down his speech after sandy, but today, he was back on the attack. >> these are critical times, an election of consequence. an election where you're not going to shape the country for four years, but for a generation. >> and get this, according to clear politics, barack obama and mitt romney are in a dead heat tied at 47.7% of the votes nationwide. >>> a live look outside. topper shutt will be along in just a few minutes with a full look at your forecast. >>> right after the break, their fight against obesity. some new programs out there to help you shed those unwanted pounds. >>> the epic size of america's obesity rate. many adul
. >>> out on the campaign trail, president barack obama out on the stumps today after taking some time off dealing with super storm sandy. the president wasted no time in confronting mitt romney's twist on bringing change to washington. >> he's saying he's the candidate for change. let me tell you, wisconsin, we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering, sure ain't change. >> mitt romney is concentrating on virginia today as he was toning down his...
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at arlington national cemetery, president obama paid tribute to those who didn't make it back home alive. the president said the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknown is intended to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform. he urged americans to be there for returning veterans and their families, not just now but always. the president also noted this was the first veterans day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> and this is video from the new york city veterans day parade. thousands lined the streets of manhattan sunday for the parade cheering and waving a flag. volunteers also collected winter coats for those in need nearly two weeks after storm sandy hit the area. >>> the hunt continues for the gunman who shot a taco bell manager in columbia, maryland. howard county police say two men confronted the manager outside the restaurant on minstrel way early yesterday and shot him several times. frantic employees ducked for cover and called police. the manager is hospitalized in critical condition. >>> a protest in florida was held on beha
at arlington national cemetery, president obama paid tribute to those who didn't make it back home alive. the president said the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknown is intended to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform. he urged americans to be there for returning veterans and their families, not just now but always. the president also noted this was the first veterans day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> and this is video...
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. >>> a new wall street journal poll finds that president obama and republican nominee mitt romney remain deadlocked in virginia. >>> vice president joe biden and his wife will be in sterling and richmond today. john mellen camp will perform and governor tim kaine will be at both events. >>> i saw the long lines, i was in some of them. it turns out more than 5 2,000 residents in dc voted early in the board of election. it is more than 10% of the district's registered voters and it is more than double the number of early voters in the 2010 primary. >>> if you want to see a breakdown of the national and local elections, we have a breakdown on wusa9.com right at the top of the home page. >>> this morning an alexandria family is desperately searching for a man who has been missing now for two weeks. 64-year-old mohammed dhani is being searched for. dogs and teams covered the park. if you have any information please call. >>> there will be a candlelight vigil held this evening for christina morris ward. the 15-year-old was hit and killed by a car in german town. christina was walking to school
. >>> a new wall street journal poll finds that president obama and republican nominee mitt romney remain deadlocked in virginia. >>> vice president joe biden and his wife will be in sterling and richmond today. john mellen camp will perform and governor tim kaine will be at both events. >>> i saw the long lines, i was in some of them. it turns out more than 5 2,000 residents in dc voted early in the board of election. it is more than 10% of the district's registered...
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president obama arrived in chicago last night. he cast his ballot in early voting there almost two weeks ago. vice president joe biden voted this morning in his home state of delaware. even though the race is tight, obama's team predicts a victory. >> anyone wants to win the national election ought to speak to the concerns of the entire nation. this president does and he's going to win tonight. >>reporter: at a final campaign stop in iowa last night, the president made one last plea for votes. >> it's out of my hands now. it's in yours. >>reporter: both sides know it all comes down to who's better at getting their supporters out in battleground states. begat cheban, cbs news, chicago. >>> and it looks like voter turnout is huge for the presidential election and there are some big races on the ballot in washington d.c. some people are waiting in line for hours in order to cast their ballots. bruce johnson joins us now from american elementary school in northwest washington. -- from merch elementary school in northwest washington. >
president obama arrived in chicago last night. he cast his ballot in early voting there almost two weeks ago. vice president joe biden voted this morning in his home state of delaware. even though the race is tight, obama's team predicts a victory. >> anyone wants to win the national election ought to speak to the concerns of the entire nation. this president does and he's going to win tonight. >>reporter: at a final campaign stop in iowa last night, the president made one last plea...